amur waves ; dtae

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dtae a sailor sings a song in the amur, in the place where the crimson sun rises _____ do not repost outside of scratch without permission. art by @-707 click & drag code by @colorsnatch music (amur waves) composed by nikolai nazarov and performed by park kyung-sik and nina kogan character designed by @actuallymosussy drawn on procreate _____ OVERVIEW alexei ivanov, 18, he/him affiliation: orlovsky province, novovodsk the leader of an underground mercenary bounty hunter band that operates across the nation. his young age makes him appear inexperienced, and he comes off as gullible and overtrusting due to his easygoing personality, but his skill and craftiness due to his longstanding involvement with the military makes him quite formidable. PERSONALITY alexei's reputation as the founder and leader of a large-scale bounty hunter organization predisposes many to think of him as cold and ruthless, but as little more than a kid himself he's quite the opposite! having been enlisted in active military duty since he was very young, around twelve years old, he's very mature on account of being forced to grow up too fast. his mannerisms are very elegant and he is rather charismatic, with an easygoing, carefree sort of personality and a humble kind of outlook that makes him quite likeable. he's also very meticulous with a resourceful, entreprenurial eye. as part of a nomadic cossack soldier corps he's been trained to use all the resources he can get and to take any opportunity he can. he's very driven and rather ambitious therefore, with a go-getter kind of mentality that has helped him ascend to the status of a household name among the backstreet services sphere at only eighteen. coming from a broken family himself, he has a soft spot for those who do not have a loving family of their own, and so many of the younger leading assassins within the network were personally trained by himself. he has since become a "big brother" kind of figure to many. caring and patient, he has a nurturing kind of personality that makes him a great friend and person to rely on. the consequence of this is that he has become self-sacrificing and heavily prioritizes the needs of others over his own. reinforced by his own low sense of self-worth after receiving very little care and support in his own childhood, he unconsciously subjects himself to a martyr kind of complex in which no sacrifice is too great for him as long as he can help another person smile, particularly if it's someone he cares about. BACKSTORY it got too long for me to include here HELP its in a comment inside the project!! TRIVIA though he's a big brother figure to many younger assassins in the trade, he's just about raised one particular leading bounty hunter, whom he met as a young orphan, and while they aren't related by blood he genuinely sees her as a younger sister. (her name is borei and you can see her in the second extra art i included!) he's somewhat farsighted, and while he can see clearly enough without his glasses, as an assassin he relies entirely on his senses, so he's almost never seen without them. they do sharpen his vision slightly but the difference is strong enough for him to want to keep them on all the time. he's primarily skilled with ranged weapons. on account of his far-sightedness he's always felt more comfortable with targets located further away, and he feels more safe and secure taking his targets out from a distance rather than up close. as a result he's a rather formidable marksman, being well-versed in the use of bows and crossbows, and his time as a mercenary soldier for the tsar made him an extremely skilled sniper. he's a great diplomat and can handle people of all different personalities and dispositions. he is very agreeable and a great listener, and he is good at wielding his words to flatter and charm. he's so charismatic that he can bring someone out of a bad mood in mere minutes. he has a rather picky palate and heavily favors mild foods. he can't handle too much spice and his teeth are rather sensitive, so he doesn't do well with too much sugar nor with foods that are too cold. _____